Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
1.4
E
2.3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010101310161615151516169999155789999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24191967335048454546474839372726769652710871399170518611876
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
E
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.96
11:59PM
1.92
12:12PM
1.87
12:42AM
1.84
12:53PM
1.77
1:27AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
0.23
6:07AM
0.37
6:27PM
0.31
6:50AM
0.47
7:09PM
0.40
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---7:51-------7:50-------7:47----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------11---1
Temp. °C192020201918161618192020191716182020191919191918
Feels °C (?)191817181818151618191921201715171717141313131312
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